A cartoon YouTube video set to a Hannah Montana song made waves over the weekend for its whimsical depiction of numerous ways to murder a sixth grade schoolgirl.
The video was made by girls at a Spanaway, Washington school who apparently had a falling out with a classmate, Piper. The clip carries illustrations of Piper being shot, made to commit suicide, thrown off a cliff and poisoned.
“I was horrified,” Beth Smith, Piper’s mother, told KING5.
Once she saw the video, Smith filed a police report. The school said its privacy bylaws prevent the disclosure of how the students were disciplined.
“These students have expressed their remorse about this incident,” said Bethel school district spokeswoman Krista Carlson, speaking to CNN. “We do believe that [our school] has been and will continue to be a safe place for students to learn.”
This video is from CNN.com, broadcast May 25, 2009.
–Agencies